Shoe form



May 26, 1925. I 1539361 A. G. LEGGE SHOE FORM Filed Feb. 19, 1923 Patented May 26, 1925. i H

PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED G. LEGGE, OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOE FORM.

Application filed February 19, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be .it known that I, -i\LFRED Gr. Lnoon,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Brockton, county of Plymouth, State of lvlassachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Shoe Forms, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention has for its object an improved adjustable shoe form, or filler, of the kind commonly made of leather board and employed to display the finished shoe in a smooth, attractive condition, either as a sample or in windows and show cases. Shoe forms of this kind are well known and have heretofore been provided with mechanism for adjusting the width of the form across the ball of the foot, so that the filler can be nsedfor more than one width of shoe. I-leretofore, dilficulty has been experienced with display shoe forms of this kind, particularly when inserted in pointed or narrow toed shoes, because the adjusting device will sometimes unlatch. from the pressure on the sides of the form, which springs the form and moves the parts of the latch beyond the center. My pres ent invention, therefore, has for its object to provide an adjusting device which will not be unlatched by pressure on the sides of the toe. but on the contrary will tend to be latched more securely. The device embodying my invention depends for its operation upon a plurality of notches of different depths, formed on one side of the device, and a movable bar or strut secured to the other side and having an. end engaging one of the notches. Since the notches are of different depths, the amount which the shoe form will be spread will depend on the notch which the bar or strut engages. The device is, therefore, very simple in structure and cheap to manufacture, costing less than any other adjustable form which is known to me.

The invention will be fully understood from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and the novel features thereof will be pointed out and clearly defined in the claims at the close of this specification.

Serial No. 619,855.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a bottom view of a shoe form embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a section on line 22, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33, Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings, at A is shown an ordinary shoe form, composed of leather board or similar material, having in turned edges or flanges 6 adapted to lie in contact with the insole of the shoe. At C is shown a plate secured by rivets 1 ).-,-D to one portion of the flange 6. This plate is perforated to form a plurality of notches c, separated by projections (Z. In the drawings, I have shown three notches c and two projections (Z. The notches c are of different depths, that is, the bottoms of the notches are at different distances from the median line of the form. In the drawings I have shown a closed slot which prevents complete disengagement of the cooperating member, as will be explained.

The other member of the adjusting device comprises a bar or strut E secured by a rivet F to the flange 6 on the other side of the shoe. The bar E swings at one end on the rivet F. The other end of the bar E is provided with a stud Gr or with same other convenient projection adapted to enter one of the several notches c. Said notches are arranged in a; series which. extends longitudinally of the form or transverse to the length of the strut E, ed that as the latter is swung on its pivot the stud G, which is carried, by the free end of said strut, is brought successively opposite the several notches of the series. The stud G has a head 9 which, in combination with the closed slot forming the notches, prevents any complete disengagement of the two parts of the adjusting device.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the shoe form can be adjusted by springing the flanges apart sufficient to disengage the stud G from one notch c, and then swinging the bar E on the rivet F until the stud G can enter one of the other notches c. The several notches c are arranged to correspond to different widths of shoes. It will also be seen that when once the adjusting device has been positioned for a given width of shoe and loo the shoe form has been forced into the shoe, the pressure on the sides of the shoe form Will tend to hold the adjusting device in the position given it rather than to unlock it. In fact, it is impossible to unlock the adjusting device after it has been inserted in the shoe. 7

Being constructed from two small, flat I stampings of metal and a stud, the adjusts ing device embodying my invention costs almost nothing to manufacture.

What I claim is: g

1. A shoe form having on one side a notched member and on the other side a movable strut extending transversely of the form and engaging the notched member, the notches in the member being of difi'erent depths.

2. The adjusting device for shoe forms, comprising a bar pivoted at one end to one side of the shoe form and extending tran verseiy thereacross and a notched plate secured to the other side of the shoe form, said plate being provided With a longitudinal series of notches for engagement by the free end of said bar, the bottoms of said notches being at diiierent distances respectively from the pivot of said bar.

3. The adjusting device for shoe forms, comprising opposed members secured to opposite sides of the shoe form, one of said members having alongitudinal series of notches at different distances from the center line, and the other of said members ex tending transversely of the form and being longitudinally movable and formed for engagement With any of said notches.

4:. In combination, a shoe form having inturned flanges onthe bottom, two members secured to the flanges opposite each other, one of said members having a longitudinal series of notches, and the other of said members being pivoted and extended transverse ly of the form, the free end of said last named member being formed for engagement With any of said notches, and the bottoms of said notches being at different distances respectively from the pivot of said bar.

5. In combination, a shoe form having in ture.

ALFRED G. LEGGE. 

